10 Poverty, social exclusion, and minorities
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چکیده
Poverty, the extent of relative deprivation, and the processes of social exclusion in a society have a major impact on the health of its population. All over Europe, in richer countries as well as poorer ones, those people who are worse off in socio-economic terms have worse health outcomes and higher death rates than those who are better off. Particular ‘minority’ ethnic groups are often in poor socio-economic positions within particular countries and hence often experience poor health, which can be exacerbated by the additional effects of prejudice and racism. The harm to health comes not only from material deprivation but also from the social and psychological problems resulting from living in relative poverty. This chapter first presents a small sample of the vast body of available evidence that shows a clear relationship between poverty, deprivation, and health, and then discusses briefly how and why poverty affects health. Evidence of the persisting incidence of poverty and social exclusion in western and deepening poverty in eastern Europe, and the implications of this for health, are then presented. Following this, attention turns to the concept of ‘social exclusion’ in Europe and focuses on the evidence of the detrimental effect on health for particular ‘minority’ groups: the unemployed, refugees, poorer migrants, ethnic minorities, and homeless people. The chapter closes by offering shortand long-term policy suggestions for the reduction of health problems resulting from poverty, relative deprivation, and social exclusion.
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